Lekti Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 So i'm looking at getting a new computer next month that will be able to handle my needs as my current macbook is getting rather outdated and slow. My budget is £1100, and i'm looking at pre building one on this site: http://www.computerplanet.co.uk I'm going to be upgrading the CPU cooling fan, Memory to 16gb of "G.Skill Ripjaws X", and also adding another 1tb hard drive and a 120gb SSD to use as a boot drive/store whatever game i'm playing the most, But wont be adding any of them for about 2 or 3 months after i buy the computer due to lack of money. This computer will be for university work i have coming that requires a lot of video & photo editing, and gaming, i would also like to be able to do live streams of whatever i'm playing and also record my own videos. Games i'm looking at playing(in order of priority: Star War: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, Phantasy Star Online 2,Final Fantasy 14, Skyrim & Portal 2. Computer Case - NZXT Lexa S CPU - Intel Core i7 960 D0 (4 x 3.20GHz) 8 MB CPU Heatsink - Intel Advanced Heatsink & Fan - Low Noise Memory - Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) XMS3 1600MHz - Lifetime Warranty (DDR3) Graphics Card - 1GB MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II/OC, 40nm, 4200MHz GDDR5, GPU 880MHz, Shader 1760MHz, 384 Cores Motherboard - Asus Sabertooth TUF (Intel X58) Sound Card - Motherboard Integrated HD Sound Networking - Edimax Wireless LAN 300Mbps (PCI-E) Power Supply - Corsair 850W (CMPSU-850TX) Hard Drive #1 - 500 GB SATA-II HDD 7200 16MB (FREE UPGRADE TO 750GB ORDER BEFORE 11:59 PM ON 22-01-12) Optical Drive #1 - Samsung 24x DVD Re-Writer/Reader /- RW- Black - Lightscribe (SATA) Operating System #1 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included) Will be running 2 24" lcd screens. System Total Ex Vat: £904.92 Vat: £180.98 Grand Total Inc Vat: £1,085.91 I in no way want to spend any less then what my budget is, i'm a techy nerd and like to have fancy stuff, so no "You could build one for x amount cheaper" unless its the same specs from a diff site or something.<3 ~ 99 Hunter 1/29/09 ~ 99 Firemaking 12/4/10 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishamael Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 1- Get a z68 motherboard2- I would recommend a Intel i7-2600k processor. That things supposed to be beast for photo editing/video rendering and can be overclocked to insane speeds.3- Cooler Master HAF 912 or 922 would be better choices for cases. Very nicely designed cases with plenty of room for cable management and after-market CPU cooling. Other than that, decent build. The MSI GTX560ti is a great choice. That's what I have in my system and I've never seen it hit temperatures higher than 50C, even when it was 30C in my room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPMC Mate Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 The Z68 MOBO comes with onboard sound which is pretty high def. I'd drop the Sound Card. Instead of getting the WLAN Card, just buy a Wireless N Adapter. If you do decide to go with the i7-2600k/2700k, I recommend the Hyper 212 EVO cooler. Really? Cause as I recall it was you who was the one cussing me at base. Also, re-read what you just said: one 15 second delay (which is an exaggeration to begin with) ruins floor times? You are beyond ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askthedude Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Don't buy an i7 960, you're buying into a dead socket.Here's something I quickly specced up: i7 2600k for hyperthreading and overclocking.560Ti with 2GB VRAM, could fit it into budget and the VRAM may be needed depending on your resolution and the amount of textures you game with.Asus board with all the Z68 socket features, PCI 3.0 ready, 8x SLI slots for upgrade paths.750W modular PSU, more than enough and will cover you for SLI in the future.16GB of the RAM you wanted.Good case with cable management, airflow, etc...Enclosed loop water cooler for no height problems with your RAM. Products from here.-Edit-Swap the PSU for this. Why can't the Big Bang be done by the hand of God?It could have, but it is next to impossible because it also could have been caused by the flying spaghetti monster, or one of the other infinite number of deity possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPMC Mate Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Don't buy an i7 960, you're buying into a dead socket.Here's something I quickly specced up:i7 2600k for hyperthreading and overclocking.560Ti with 2GB VRAM, could fit it into budget and the VRAM may be needed depending on your resolution and the amount of textures you game with.Asus board with all the Z68 socket features, PCI 3.0 ready, 8x SLI slots for upgrade paths.750W modular PSU, more than enough and will cover you for SLI in the future.16GB of the RAM you wanted.Good case with cable management, airflow, etc...Enclosed loop water cooler for no height problems with your RAM. Products from here.-Edit-Swap the PSU for this.For Gaming, an i7-2600k is not worth the $100. Very few games utilize hyperthreading. Really? Cause as I recall it was you who was the one cussing me at base. Also, re-read what you just said: one 15 second delay (which is an exaggeration to begin with) ruins floor times? You are beyond ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askthedude Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Don't buy an i7 960, you're buying into a dead socket.Here's something I quickly specced up:i7 2600k for hyperthreading and overclocking.560Ti with 2GB VRAM, could fit it into budget and the VRAM may be needed depending on your resolution and the amount of textures you game with.Asus board with all the Z68 socket features, PCI 3.0 ready, 8x SLI slots for upgrade paths.750W modular PSU, more than enough and will cover you for SLI in the future.16GB of the RAM you wanted.Good case with cable management, airflow, etc...Enclosed loop water cooler for no height problems with your RAM. Products from here.-Edit-Swap the PSU for this.For Gaming, an i7-2600k is not worth the $100. Very few games utilize hyperthreading. This computer will be for university work i have coming that requires a lot of video & photo editingWorth it for that. Why can't the Big Bang be done by the hand of God?It could have, but it is next to impossible because it also could have been caused by the flying spaghetti monster, or one of the other infinite number of deity possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Then an i5 2500k will still outperform the i7 960 for a similar price iirc. Even if games don't take advantage of the hyperthreading, as you say, from my own and my friend's experience it still outperforms the processors without the hyperthreading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishamael Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Then an i5 2500k will still outperform the i7 960 for a similar price iirc. Even if games don't take advantage of the hyperthreading, as you say, from my own and my friend's experience it still outperforms the processors without the hyperthreading. But the i7-2600k's hyperthreading is better for video and photo editing, which is what he's looking for too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Then an i5 2500k will still outperform the i7 960 for a similar price iirc. Even if games don't take advantage of the hyperthreading, as you say, from my own and my friend's experience it still outperforms the processors without the hyperthreading. But the i7-2600k's hyperthreading is better for video and photo editing, which is what he's looking for too.I agree, but from the post before Askthedude's one, it almost seems like he's going for a gaming computer rather than a computer for editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lekti Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Then an i5 2500k will still outperform the i7 960 for a similar price iirc. Even if games don't take advantage of the hyperthreading, as you say, from my own and my friend's experience it still outperforms the processors without the hyperthreading. But the i7-2600k's hyperthreading is better for video and photo editing, which is what he's looking for too. Thanks everyone, the i7 2600k seems like a much better CPU for what i will be doing, so i'll be switching to that. I will also be switching the Motherboard to a z68 as suggested above. Can't wait to finally be able to do everything i want to! :D ~ 99 Hunter 1/29/09 ~ 99 Firemaking 12/4/10 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPMC Mate Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Oops, didn't see he wanted to do heavy video editing. My bad. Really? Cause as I recall it was you who was the one cussing me at base. Also, re-read what you just said: one 15 second delay (which is an exaggeration to begin with) ruins floor times? You are beyond ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lekti Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 This is my final build, don't think i will be changing anything: CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHzCPU COOLER: Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU WatercoolerGPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MBMOBO: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3PSU: OCZ ZT 750W Modular Power SupplyHDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB CacheCASE: BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Windowed CaseMEMORY: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DISK DRIVE: LG GH24NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriterEXTRA FANS: Akasa AK-274CG-4GNS 120mm Green LED Fan x 2WIRELESS: Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-EOS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM Total £1,085.22 ~ 99 Hunter 1/29/09 ~ 99 Firemaking 12/4/10 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPMC Mate Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Great build! Tell us how it turns out! :) Really? Cause as I recall it was you who was the one cussing me at base. Also, re-read what you just said: one 15 second delay (which is an exaggeration to begin with) ruins floor times? You are beyond ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Looks good. I'm very jelly. :P Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estonian dude Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Just one line in that configuration that I really don't like. I think everyone can figure out which line it is. Otherwise seems like a really impressive build. So I've noticed this thread's regulars all follow similar trends. RPG is constantly dealing with psycho exes.Muggi reminds us of the joys of polygamy.Saq is totally oblivious to how much chicks dig him.I strike out every other week.Kalphite wages a war against the friend zone.Randox pretty much stays rational.Etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishamael Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The OcUK GPU? Yeah' I'm sure it's terrible compared to the MSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estonian dude Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Nah, not that. 560TI is in any configuration a good buy.Come on man, maybe it is cause I come from Eastern Europe and I have the mentality of why pay when you can have for free without any legal trouble. So I've noticed this thread's regulars all follow similar trends. RPG is constantly dealing with psycho exes.Muggi reminds us of the joys of polygamy.Saq is totally oblivious to how much chicks dig him.I strike out every other week.Kalphite wages a war against the friend zone.Randox pretty much stays rational.Etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Nah, not that. 560TI is in any configuration a good buy.Come on man, maybe it is cause I come from Eastern Europe and I have the mentality of why pay when you can have for free without any legal trouble.We don't post or encourage illegal stuff here. Windows 7 is in the list but it's up to the person to buy it or not. The OS is pretty much the only thing that I will willfully pay for when I can have it for free. Or other alternatives, but games work best in Windows, not any Linux distros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lekti Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Nah, not that. 560TI is in any configuration a good buy.Come on man, maybe it is cause I come from Eastern Europe and I have the mentality of why pay when you can have for free without any legal trouble.We don't post or encourage illegal stuff here. Windows 7 is in the list but it's up to the person to buy it or not. The OS is pretty much the only thing that I will willfully pay for when I can have it for free. Or other alternatives, but games work best in Windows, not any Linux distros. This, i also would rather not have an illegal copy. and what OcUK GPU? I've seen nothing but good things about the 560 ti, EVGA is just the brand i'm going with. ~ 99 Hunter 1/29/09 ~ 99 Firemaking 12/4/10 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I like EVGA as well, I currently have a 550ti and never had any troubles with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estonian dude Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I admit that official Win7 is better than a freely downloaded one, but simply at least in my country downloading anthing for personal use is allowed. And still, even if you really do want a proper one, can't you speak to your computer/IT teacher or someone and haggle an educational copy? Specially if you use the computer for curricular activities. They come freakishly cheap... So I've noticed this thread's regulars all follow similar trends. RPG is constantly dealing with psycho exes.Muggi reminds us of the joys of polygamy.Saq is totally oblivious to how much chicks dig him.I strike out every other week.Kalphite wages a war against the friend zone.Randox pretty much stays rational.Etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I agree on the eduactional copy, I'm currently running Win 7 Enterprise on my laptop, for free, through college. I did have to sign an agreement though, but totally worth it, especially when home premium came for $30 for anyone with a student email account, when it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishamael Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 For someone building a PC, and extra $100 for an OS is nothing. Nah, not that. 560TI is in any configuration a good buy.Come on man, maybe it is cause I come from Eastern Europe and I have the mentality of why pay when you can have for free without any legal trouble. I hope you're kidding me. Are you trying to say that a OcUK GPU is made with the same materials, the same quality, as a MSI or EVGA GPU? You're wrong on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estonian dude Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The main chip still comes from Nvidia, so I wouldn't really be that worried. Well, the cooler might give up faster, but it can be replaced with whatever you like with a little tinkering. Only problems might be the overclocking availability and heat resistance... So I've noticed this thread's regulars all follow similar trends. RPG is constantly dealing with psycho exes.Muggi reminds us of the joys of polygamy.Saq is totally oblivious to how much chicks dig him.I strike out every other week.Kalphite wages a war against the friend zone.Randox pretty much stays rational.Etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 For someone building a PC, and extra $100 for an OS is nothing. Nah, not that. 560TI is in any configuration a good buy.Come on man, maybe it is cause I come from Eastern Europe and I have the mentality of why pay when you can have for free without any legal trouble. I hope you're kidding me. Are you trying to say that a OcUK GPU is made with the same materials, the same quality, as a MSI or EVGA GPU? You're wrong on so many levels.I'm not seeing where you're getting OcUK from? GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MBIs what is listed on his final build. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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